Gert Hugo Emmanuel Sellheim b. 1901

  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Sellheim was a graphic artist and industrial designer. He won the Sulman Prize in 1939 and was one of the first poster artists to work in a semi abstract style in Melbourne.
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Name
Gert Hugo Emmanuel Sellheim
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Other Occupation
  • Industrial designer
Birth date
1901
Birth place
Estonia
Death date
1970
Death place
St Leonards, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1932 - c.1957
Arrival
  • c.1930 (From Germany.)
Residence
  • c.1930 - c.1970 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1901 - c.1930 Germany
  • c.1901 Estonia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related stub person groups
  • Australian National Travel Association (associate of)
  • Victorian Railways (associate of)
Related works
  • The Grampians, Victoria, Australia (creator of)
  • Australia [Boomerang] (creator of)
  • Surf Club Australia (creator of)
  • Sunshine and Surf, Australia (creator of)
  • Stamp design featuring Aboriginal rock carving of crocodile (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Archives of Australia, Australia (collected in)
  • National Philatelic Museum, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Sulman Prize (received)